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Lasting Power of Attorney advice
Hi, Can anyone advise me please? My parents are planning for the future & they want me to have Power of Attorney over their finances . This would mean that my details would be registered with their bank & I would have a card with representative on it. Would this effect my UC & any future reviews if we went ahead with this?…
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(UPDATE!!) felt humiliated and insulted by two tesco female staff yesterday
hi everyone, some time back i made a post regarding the two female staff members at tesco who called me dodgy and laughed in my face because i was veiled (due to my religion: Islam) with my coat hood up (i was so cold because it was ramadan then and i did not eat from dawn) and obviously i was humiliated and i left the…
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Thankful to the fire brigade service - a bad day
Today I had a bath, and felt something crack as the bath lift was going down, I thought it was a flap as cracks were appearing on the flaps. As I tried to lift the bath seat there was a crunch sound, it then went lop sided and then fell down, luckily it didnt fall far as it barely got me up. But I was stuck for about 2 and…
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Hi, my name is claudia32! ex sky sports customer here. Recently joined virgin...
Hi team... ex sky sports customer here. Recently joined virgin. We have logged out of sky sports on our devices but everytime we try to log in through virgin media it pushes back into the old sky account which of course isn't active. We have deleted and re installed the app. Any advice? Tia claudia
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Has anyone been to NAIDEX before?
Hi all, I have been thinking about heading to this year's NAIDEX as a way of connecting with the community, and hopefully trying out some different wheelchairs and equipment to see if anything would work better for me than what I have now. However it is a big deal for me to be going to something like that, the travel, the…
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Private prescription and NHS
I’ve got a shared care agreement between my psychiatrist and GP. previously to a private psychiatrist I was off work , became homeless and so on. I met my partner, today my husband who paid for me to go privately 12 years ago. I have been work full time since then. my psychiatrist now wants to change to another medication…
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Gift Vouchers
How can I use a gift voucher in a supermarket?
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Lasting power of attorney
please can somebody advise me? I am trying to fill in LPA through government website and I am confused on one of the questions. do I put my name down as the donor in one of the question or the person who I want to act on my behalf who could make the decisions this is very confusing
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Heath issues
Put a request in this morning about a new skin rash, updated on medication is going at moment not good, an an occ appointment, put the request in at 8:24am it's now almost 2pm and still haven't heard off them I've called twice as I realised I put a mistake in it as I mentioned carpal tunnel first flared up I put 13th of…
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Virgin accessible experiences
I was looking at days out / experiences and found that whilst Virgin offer “driving” experiences for “normals” – they offer “passenger” experiences for us disabled….priced at a huge amount more than “normal” pay for actually driving these vehicles…
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Pee'd off & no, nothing to do with politics or DWP!
The left side of my neck started aching Thursday evening, which was er…pain in the neck! It's even more so now, Friday I had a weird feeling on my scalp going down under my chin, a tingling odd feel. Yesterday, I realised it could well be shingles & yup, it is that. On my scalp, now on my ear & I'm hoping it won't track…
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Hi to all
I had to go to A&E on friday afternoon as I had pains in my chest and breathlessness & and it hurt to breath in they did a chest xray & I have Pneumonia on Antibiotics & Codine Yuck. I had a new washer dryer delivered Saturday the waste pipe has a Big Slit in it. I've tried to contact them no one has answered now what do I…
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Equality and blue badge parking
I need some help, and I am looking for support and additional evidence, as it is clear that Islington and other Councils' approach to enforcing PCNs reflects a revenue-driven agenda rather than a genuine commitment to traffic management. The Council’s stated purpose for issuing PCNs is to manage road safety and prevent…
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Finding an advocate when you don't have the right type of disability
Can anyone advise me on how I might go about finding an advocate who could attend doctors and hospital appointments with me and fight for my rights within the medical system? I have speech disorders which have prevented me from accessing proper medical care my whole life. I've contacted every official advocacy agency I can…
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Hi, my name is boobella! Where can I get help buying an adjustable bed?
need help please I am disabled with C.O.P.D on 20 hours + oxygen in 24 hours with a sleep apnea machine attached to my oxygen throughout the night I have white but I slip down I have back rest special pillows wedges but still I slip I should sleep upright so my best option is to get a double adjustable bed . Where is the…
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Daily living skills and transport
I know that no 2 people are the same or learn at the same speed. Just in general is there a rough age that people with learning disabilities etc can for example tie their own shoelaces, manage to think about how they are going to spend their time that day, use public transport.
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DIABILITY SUN FLOWER LANYARD
Hi Folks Does anyone wear this? Do you find it beneficial to wear it? Are people generally aware of what it means or are you asked a lot of questions? Thanks
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Passport Signatory
Hi, I'm considering getting a passport to make future Universal Credit ID verification possible online. Problem is, I'm struggling to think of someone who could be a passport signatory in my case. I've only just found out that I would need one as I've never had a passport before. I've been effectively housebound for the…
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Caring for a son with paranoid schizophrenia while struggling with my own mental health
Hi everyone,i felt i must join a forum like this as i found it was full of people experiencing the same struggles and problems as myself.I find it extremely difficult to know where to start but it all begins with my son who has paranoid schizophrenia but has tried to kill me a few times and has physically attacked me…
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Litter trays that are easy to maintain with physical disability? (For cats)
Hi. What accessible or disability-friendly litter trays do you all use to look after your cats? I have 3 cats that produce a lot of “waste” and am struggling with the maintenance of their traditional litter trays. What options are out there?
